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Alex Ward

Alex Ward

Former White House Reporter

    Latest articles by Alex Ward

    Why Biden isn’t pushing Israel harder
    Explainers

    To understand Biden’s Israel policy now, you have to look at his past.

    By Alex Ward
    Israel
    Trump’s signature Israel policy had a key flaw. We’re seeing it now.Trump’s signature Israel policy had a key flaw. We’re seeing it now.
    Israel

    The Abraham Accords didn’t resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Thursday’s deadly violence makes that clear.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is exposing a deep schism in the Democratic PartyThe Israeli-Palestinian conflict is exposing a deep schism in the Democratic Party
    Politics

    Democrats have moved left on Israel. Biden hasn’t.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    Israel’s actions in East Jerusalem are a human rights test for BidenIsrael’s actions in East Jerusalem are a human rights test for Biden
    Politics

    The Biden administration said it wants human rights at the “center” of its foreign policy. Now is its chance to prove that.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    The coronavirus is a thorn in Biden’s democracy agendaThe coronavirus is a thorn in Biden’s democracy agenda
    Politics

    Biden’s team is considering pushing the Summit for Democracy into next year.

    By Alex Ward
    Science
    The falling Chinese space rocket is a policy failureThe falling Chinese space rocket is a policy failure
    Science

    International law governing rocket reentry is too lax.

    By Alex Ward
    Why there’s talk about China starting a war with Taiwan
    Explainers

    If a war breaks out over Taiwan, Biden may be forced into a decision no American president since 1979 has wanted to make.

    By Alex Ward
    North Korea
    Biden’s new North Korea policy is an extended hand to Kim Jong UnBiden’s new North Korea policy is an extended hand to Kim Jong Un
    North Korea

    What “denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” really means.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    Joe Biden wants to prove democracy works — before it’s too lateJoe Biden wants to prove democracy works — before it’s too late
    Politics

    Joe Biden sees his presidency as proving democracy — not authoritarianism — right for the world.

    By Alex Ward
    Politics
    The US may still be helping Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war after allThe US may still be helping Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war after all
    Politics

    The US authorized contractors to service Saudi warplanes. Some of those warplanes fight in the Yemen war.

    By Alex Ward